A career-best 53 not out from Miller kept the Proteas on track
to surpass the tourists' total of 157, which they achieved with
four balls remaining to take a 1-0 lead.

South Africa opted to leave out paceman Dale Steyn despite his
return to fitness, but it was the spin of Imran Tahir (3-21) that
ended an electric knock from opener Aaron Finch (40) as they pulled
the tourists down from 69-1 to an attainable target.

The Proteas lost AB de Villiers to a golden duck with the very
first ball of the chase, but Miller's composure and destructiveness
to the on side – where he hit five of his six boundaries, including
two maximums – powered the hosts to an opening victory.

Finch was unperturbed by the early dismissal of Usman Khawaja
(9), knocking JP Duminy for 24 in his only over, including three
successive maximums.

After David Warner (20) took 15 runs off Chris Morris (1-35), he
was caught at backward point by Duminy off David Wiese's (2-16)
first ball.

Tahir then removed Finch to leave Australia 71-3, and they were
struggled to find consistency thereafter, with six batsmen failing
to get out of single figures with the efforts of Mitchell Marsh
(35) ensuring a more respectable total.

South Africa's innings got off to the worst possible start when
they lost De Villiers first ball, Test wicketkeeper Nevill marking
his T20I debut with the catch off Nathan Coulter-Nile (3-29).

Faf Du Plessis (40) cleared the ropes three times off Glenn
Maxwell (0-16), but the Proteas suffered a double-blow when he was
run out immediately after Marsh (1-17) dismissed Rile Rossouw (19)
in the 10th over.

A mix-up between Miller and Wiese (13) resulted in the latter
being run out, but, with South Africa in trouble at 96-5 the
26-year-old was unperturbed.

With 45 runs required off the final 30 balls, Miller slammed a
pair of sixes from Andrew Tye (1-45) over deep midwicket and deep
square leg.

Although Morris (8) was caught at extra cover, Kyle Abbott (6
not out) drilled a four straight down the ground to hand South
Africa the initiative and make it six T20Is unbeaten.